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Paul II Paul II
Paul II 1417-71, pope (1464-71), a Venetian named Pietro Barbo; successor of Pius II. He was a nephew of Eugene IV. A Renaissance pope, he patronized printing, beautified and improved Rome, and collected antiquities. Paul, like Pius II, was involved in struggles with the Bohemian George of Podebrad... Read more
First Council of Lyons First Council of Lyons
First Council of Lyons , 1245, 13th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, convened at Lyons, France, by Pope Innocent IV to deal with his struggle with Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II . In spite of the defense of Frederick by his ambassador, he was declared deposed by the council. The... Read more
John Paul II John Paul II
John Paul II 1920-2005, pope (1978-2005), a Pole (b. Wadowice) named Karol Józef Wojtyła; successor of John Paul I . He was the first non-Italian pope elected since the Dutch Adrian VI (1522-23) and the first Polish and Slavic pope. Ordained a priest in 1946, he earned doctorates in... Read more
Benedict XVI Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI German theologian Joseph Ratzinger (born 1927) took the name Pope Benedict XVI following the death of the immensely popular Pope John Paul II in 2005. As Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith under John Paul II, he had been responsible for enforcing many of the... Read more
Pope Sylvester II Pope Sylvester II
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John Paul I John Paul I
John Paul I 1912-78, pope (1978), an Italian (b. Canale d'Agordo) named Albino Luciani; successor of Paul VI . Born into a poor, working-class family, he trained at local seminaries and at the Gregorian Univ. in Rome. He was patriarch of Venice (1969-78) and was made a cardinal in 1973. He was... Read more
John Joseph OConnor John Joseph OConnor
John Joseph O'Connor 1920-2000, American Roman Catholic cardinal, b. Philadelphia. He was ordained a priest in 1945 and served as a military chaplain for 27 years, achieving the rank of rear admiral. Ordained a bishop in 1979, he was appointed bishop of Scranton, Penn. in 1983. In 1984 he was... Read more
Stephen II Stephen II
Stephen II d. 757, pope (752-57), successor of Pope St. Zacharias . When Rome was threatened by the Lombard king Aistulf, Stephen went to Gaul and appealed to Pepin the Short for help. He became the first pope to cross the Alps. Pepin responded and defeated (754 and 756) Aistulf and restored the... Read more
John VIII John VIII
John VIII d. 882, pope (872-82), a Roman; successor of Adrian II. John strenuously opposed the activities of St. Ignatius of Constantinople in Bulgaria. When Ignatius died, John recognized Photius as patriarch and called the council (879-80) that momentarily reconciled the differences between... Read more
Agrippa II Agrippa II
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